2011

The SAGE program (Skills and Approaches to Grade Excellence) was developed in order to address the unique needs of these students. It has three components: 1) testtaking techniques, 2) cognitive restructuring, and 3) mind-body-spirit practices that integrate intellectual, emotional, and physiological responses and generalize the benefits to other stressful times (e.g., working with hospital patients) as well as during test-taking situations. The program is conducted across five meetings, and has a training manual for faculty, supporting materials for students, and structured activities for each session. This paper summarizes the preliminary research on the effectiveness of the SAGE Program in treating 79 nursing students from 2005 to 2007 who exhibited symptoms of ITA.